6.24.070 - License revocation or denial.

A.

All of an owner's dog or cat licenses shall be revoked, or applications for licensure shall be denied, due to the following circumstances:

1.

The owner has allowed one or more dogs to run at large on three or more occasions within twelve (12) months;

2.

The owner or a member of the owner's household has been found by a judicial or administrative court to have treated an animal with abuse, cruelty or neglect within the past three years;

3.

The city has ordered destruction or removal of an owner's animal within the past three years, which order was not reversed by an administrative or judicial court;

4.

An animal was treated cruelly or abused in the owner's residence, and the person who perpetrated that behavior still resides in the residence, whether related to the owner or not; or

5.

Keeping the animal for which license is sought would be a violation of the provisions of this code, county health department ordinances, state or federal law.

B.

Any animal whose license has been revoked shall be impounded by the supervisor and dealt with under the same provisions as other impounded animals, except that the person under order of revocation shall not be allowed to redeem the animal under any circumstances.

C.

A person who has had an animal license revoked or denied may not be issued another license by the city for a period of three years.

(Ord. No. 2015-04, 4-22-2015)